Cleanest City Indore's Water Crisis: 67% Samples Fail Potability Test

• A Central report reveals 67% of water samples in Indore failed potability tests in 2024, despite its 'Cleanest City' status.
• Across Madhya Pradesh, 37% of water samples failed, significantly below the national pass rate of 76%.
• Indore's potable water rate is a mere 33%, half the national average, raising alarms after the Bhagirathpura tragedy.
• Extremely low availability of field-testing kits (14.7% in Indore, 22% in MP) severely hinders contamination detection.
• State government failed to answer key survey questions on water quality monitoring and testing frequency.

Why It Matters: Indore, the 'Cleanest City,' faces a severe water quality crisis with 67% of samples failing potability tests.